267 p. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- The contemporary idea of human rights -- Human rights as rights -- Making sense of human rights -- Starting points for justifying rights -- A framework for justifying specific rights -- The list question -- Due process rights and terrorist emergencies -- Economic liberties as fundamental freedoms -- Social rights as human rights -- Minority rights -- Eight responses to the relativist -- The good sense in human rights -- Appendix 1: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Appendix 2: The European Convention on Human Rights -- Appendix 3: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- Appendix 4: The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

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